Coming to Xi'an again, Han Wei and Li Hua were a little confused, Han Wei met Lao Zheng and Li Hua from here, and they also started a different life from here, and Li Hua met Han Wei from here, and from here he became really familiar with Lao Zheng, and since then, he has also changed his life. For Han Wei and Li Hua, this place is like the starting point of another life, and when they return here again, I don't know if it will be the end.

Suppressing the chaotic feeling in their hearts, Han Wei and the four of them got off the plane, did not stop, and went straight to the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses located in Lintong County. This time I came as an archaeologist, although Lao Zheng is gone, Li Hua knows a lot of people in the archaeological research institute, and it is not difficult to spend some money to get a few temporary documents. If you just come to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, you naturally don't need the certificate of the Archaeological Research Institute, Han Wei and the four of them want to know more about the Terracotta Warriors and Horses and the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, as for why, because of their restless hearts, they can't calm down anymore, maybe life can't go back to the past.

Only Liu Shi came to visit the Qin Terracotta Warriors Pit for the first time, and when he saw the terracotta warriors with uniform body shape, tall figure, and a resolute and strong aura, he couldn't help but sigh again and again, and he really couldn't believe that they were just clay figurines. Seeing the neat phalanx of the terracotta warriors, the horse warriors galloping and roaring, and the cold light of the chariots, my heart was even more shocked, and I can imagine the cruelty and grandeur of the cold weapon war at that time. I didn't stay long in the exhibition area, I went straight to the archives, and I was really lucky, the staff on duty in the archives was the reception staff who came to Qiu Lao last time, and Han Wei and Li Hua had a relationship, although there was no contact later, but they were all acquaintances, and after greeting for a while, they didn't even check the documents, so they let Han Wei and the four of them enter the archives.

There are many secret materials in the archives, which require a certain amount of permission to access, but because most of the materials are old, the implementation of confidentiality is not so strict, with the name of the archaeological research institute, and Li Hua has just carried out a double public relations of friendship and material to the person in charge of the archives, Han Wei and the four of them successfully entered the confidential archives. It is only here that we can see some dusty history, and it is not sure whether it is true or not, but compared with other sources in the outside world, what is recorded here is much more real, and the original history is basically respected.

The information in this confidential archive room is basically about the records of the Qin Dynasty, which has long been arranged by time, and there is no need to spend more time looking for it. What Han Wei got was the information unearthed from the Terracotta Warriors, and the seal on it had already been opened, indicating that someone had seen it before them. The materials are always placed here, and they are always shown to other archaeological experts, or people who are interested in this area and have access to the materials. No matter who it was, Han Wei didn't care, it didn't affect him anything.

In the spring of 1974, strange to say, before the summer came, the temperature rose sharply, and the area of Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, located under the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, was even more drought, especially in Xiyang Village. The only way is to drill wells to fight drought, digging wells in the field, and when digging to a depth of more than a meter, a layer of laterite was unexpectedly discovered. This layer of red soil is extremely hard, and when it goes down, only the sound of "bang" is heard, and the sparks splash out, but it cannot penetrate, if there are tomb robbers here, they must be able to know that this is the special sealed soil of the cemetery, which is extremely hard, and it is not much better than stone. It was a layer of cohesive laterite about 30 centimeters thick, much like the roof of a kiln, and the young men digging the well did not know what this meant, and continued to excavate. In 1974, it was still a people's commune system, and they all contributed collectively, so there was no need to worry about difficulties in the face, and some were manpower.

In the next few days, this large well with a diameter of about four meters had been nearly four meters underground, and at this time, some pottery shards were found, which were completely different from the bricks and tiles you usually see, and the pottery shards were of good quality and very thick. At this time, people didn't think much about it, and continued to dig down, and then a terracotta figurine head appeared, with long horns on the top of the head, two round eyes, and two handfuls of curly eight-character whiskers arranged above the closed lips, and the image was particularly hideous and terrifying.

"Lord Wa." When people saw the clay figurines, they immediately thought of the tile god, which was the statue of the land lord in ancient times, and everyone speculated that this was the former land temple. If it was in a previous era, when this kind of thing happened, people would definitely not dare to continue digging, for fear of disturbing the rest of the gods. It's just that in this special era, it is the time to defeat the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods and break the "four olds", young people don't believe in the ghosts and gods, even if some people are still a little skeptical, they don't dare to say it, otherwise they will become the object of criticism. So he didn't stop and continued to excavate, but there were more and more onlookers.

With the chisel of the pickaxe and the waving of the shovel, the pottery figurines, the severed legs and broken arms, and the piles of figurines were excavated, and they were put into hanging baskets and pulled to the ground, and thrown into the wilderness. No one thinks about how precious these things are, no one thinks about what they really represent. The work of digging wells did not stop, a group of people were tired, and another group of people went up again, at this time the advantages of the collective system were reflected, the strength of the people was great, and no matter how hard things were, they could be ground alive, and after a few days, the depth had come to about four or five meters.

At this time, in the depths of the well, everyone found a flat platform paved with blue bricks, and at the same time, there were several broken crossbow machines and countless green bronze arrowheads, when these arrows were found, they were still shining in the sun, and the cold light made people frightened, and felt the breath of death. But in a particular era, even if there are thousands of mistakes, it is undeniable that they have no reverence for ghosts and gods, which is incomparable to any other era. People quickly cleaned out the crossbow machine and bronze arrowheads, and threw them in the grass at random, without even taking a second look, as if these were the "remnants" left over from feudal society, and if they looked at it more, they would be polluted.

As for the foundation paved with green bricks, it was quickly cleared out, and then it was rushed up and snatched, and nothing was left for a moment. People don't want to put bronzes, why do they snatch green bricks? It's not how beautiful the green bricks are, but there is a saying among the people that the green bricks that have been buried underground for a long time will be contaminated with some special breath, and if they are placed under the pillow, they can concentrate and activate the blood. For green bricks, people are more willing to believe that this is medicine, not feudal superstition, when most people think so, everything has been characterized, whether it is feudal superstition or not, what does it matter.

The bricks were removed, and the well continued to be excavated, and the further down it went, the more difficult it became, and the earth was like a stone, and many hoes and shovels had been broken, and there was still no water coming out of the bottom of the well, not even a sign of wetness. When I chose this location, it was the lowest-lying place near the village, and it was easy to get water, so why can't I see any traces of water now? Everyone was puzzled, and it continued for a few more days, but the result was still the same, and they simply gave up the well.

I couldn't live without water, so I chose another place, in the middle of the village, where the terrain was much higher than the unfinished well, why choose here, because it was easy to excavate, it was a big deal to dig a few more meters, and in general, it would save a lot of time. It's strange to say, after only digging about five meters, there is already water seeping out, and if you continue to dig down, there is already water gushing out, maintaining a height of three or four meters. When there is water, it can solve the urgent need, and the unfinished well is left behind by everyone, and no one pays attention to it anymore.

In the countryside, the mysterious things spread quickly, and it didn't take long for someone from the county cultural center to come and take away some terracotta figurines, and then there was no movement. In fact, the staff of the county cultural center discovered the special and precious features of the terracotta figurines, and even if they are not experts, they can still feel the extraordinaryness of the terracotta figurines. It's just that no one dared to bring it up under the specific environment at that time, and after waiting for a few days, the person in charge of the cultural center still reported the discovery to the county deputy secretary, but the report was like sinking into the sea, and there was no more news. Gradually, the county cultural center also ignored the matter, and everything returned to calm, as if the terracotta figurines and discoveries had not appeared at all.

Time passed in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, at the end of May, Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin An'an returned home, and everything that was silent changed as a result. Lin Anwen is a native of Xiweiyang Village, Beitian Township, Lintong County, and was assigned to work at the Xinhua News Agency in Beijing. Lin Anwen happened to have an acquaintance in the cultural center, so he immediately went to the cultural center, and the moment he saw the terracotta figurines, he judged that they should be terracotta figurines of the Qin Dynasty, and no matter how they were dressed up, they were in line with the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty in the record.

The status of the Qin Dynasty in China's feudal history is irreplaceable, and it is the real beginning of China's feudal society. Lin Anwen thought that the discovery of the terracotta figurines was an extremely important discovery, and the terracotta figurines were all national treasures, so he left in a hurry, returned to Beijing, and found Wang Yongan, his best classmate in college, and told Wang about the amazing discovery of this homecoming. Wang Yongan, who works in the commentary department of the People's Daily, heard that tall warrior figurines had been found near the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and Wang Yongan, who was extremely politically sensitive, immediately realized that this was an important material material for studying the Legalist route of Qin Shi Huang, and it was of great historical value.

In this special era, all news reports must be strictly censored, and the slightest carelessness will be brought down by criticism. Wang Yongan decided to first publish the discovery of the pottery figurines of the Qin Dynasty on the internal reference, hoping to attract the attention of the central government. At that time, the report of "criticizing Confucianism and commenting on the law" was overwhelming, and any important public and internal reports had to be sent to *** for review, so Wang Yongan added the following sentences at the end of the introduction: "The discovery of these warrior figurines is of great value for evaluating Qin Shi Huang, studying the Confucian struggle and the politics, economy, and military of the Qin Dynasty." ”

When *** saw this internal reference, he praised it and immediately presented it to **. China in 1974 was the time to fight for power. At that time, ** and others racked their brains to collect the so-called Legalist remarks and objects in order to serve their political purposes, the internal reference of the warrior figurines unearthed from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was seen by **, and they were ecstatic, and immediately ordered *** to excavate and study the Qin Terracotta Warriors.